tap: Information About The Word 'tap'

tap is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'tap' is made up of 3 letters.

• (n) the sound made by a gentle blow
• (n) a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
• (n) a gentle blow
• (n) a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
• (n) a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
• (n) a plug for a bunghole in a cask
• (n) the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
• (n) a light touch or stroke
• (v) cut a female screw thread with a tap
• (v) draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
• (v) strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
• (v) draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
• (v) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
• (v) furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
• (v) make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
• (v) walk with a tapping sound
• (v) dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
• (v) draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
• (v) pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
• (v) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

Using the word 'tap' in Scrabble will fetch you 5 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 6 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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